You can use any medium to create your projects: paints, inks, pencils, pens, stains, etc., as long as you stick to the colours from the colour swatch, using as much or as little of each colour as you wish. You don't have to use Chocolate Baroque stamps to play along but if you do you will be entered into a random draw to win £15 to spend on Chocolate Baroque stamps. All participants will have a chance to be on the Design Team's Top Three list and proudly display the winner's badge on their blog.

Here's my offering for this challenge featuring a stamp from the Pretty Birdcage A5 sheet. This is such a lovely image, I did not want to draw attention away from it with my fussing and fiddling. So, the plan is to keep it mostly neutral with pops of colour and to pull it all together with layers of matting with colours prescribed by the swatch.

Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 5 of MHKDesigns' April Release Party. Head on over to the MHK Designs ETSY Store for lots of lovely vintage designs that suit all crafting styles.

This month, MHKDesigns is releasing FIVE new digital stamp sets. Mynn has also added more Digital Paper Bundles that coordinate perfectly with her digi stamps. These are available for purchase NOW at the MHK Designs ETSY Store.

As a special treat to celebrate the April 2017 Release, Mynn is giving away sets from this release. More on how to win at the end of this post.

Good morning, friends! Time for another new challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown. This week we want you to employ the "Embossing" technique on your projects. Our sponsor for this challenge is Sweet n' Sassy Stamps. You'll find lots of adorable images over at their online store.

Here's a closer look at the image. I didn't fuss too much with it: minimal colouring with Copics, a little Stardust Stickles on the flowers and 3 little droplets of Liquid Pearls. I made 24 of these 4¼" square cards.

Now it's your turn to create a project based on this week's theme: " Embossing". For ideas and inspiration, take a peek at what the rest of the DT membershave made. Remember to link up your project at the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge Blog by 3pm Pacific / 11pm UK on Monday, May 1st. And the most important requirement: Have Fun!

Thursday, 20 April 2017

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 4 of MHKDesigns' April Release Party. Head on over to the MHK Designs ETSY Store for lots of lovely vintage designs that suit all crafting styles.

This month, MHKDesigns is releasing FIVE new digital stamp sets. Mynn has also added more Digital Paper Bundles that coordinate perfectly with her digi stamps. These are available for purchase NOW at the MHK Designs ETSY Store.

As a special treat to celebrate the April 2017 Release, Mynn is giving away sets from this release. More on how to win at the end of this post.

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Hello, everyone. Hope you had an amazing Easter break. Now that the Easter celebrations are over, perhaps you are able to squeeze in a spot of therapeutic crafting. And to inspire you here's a project featuring the new Russian Floral Egg. Can you detect a hint of Faberge?

Here's a closer look at the egg. I am blown away by the intricate design and the clean, crisp stamping. It really is a joy to colour. In five easy steps, you could start your very own collection of Fabragé inspired eggs.

Saturday, 15 April 2017

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 3 of MHKDesigns' April Release Party. Head on over to the MHK Designs ETSY Store for lots of lovely vintage designs that suit all crafting styles.

This month, MHKDesigns is releasing FIVE new digital stamp sets. Mynn has also added more Digital Paper Bundles that coordinate perfectly with her digi stamps. These are available for purchase NOW at the MHK Designs ETSY Store.

As a special treat to celebrate the April 2017 Release, Mynn is giving away sets from this release. More on how to win at the end of this post.

Monday, 10 April 2017

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 2 of MHKDesigns' April Release Party. Head on over to the MHK Designs ETSY Store for lots of lovely vintage designs that suit all crafting styles.

This month, MHKDesigns is releasing FIVE new digital stamp sets. Mynn has also added more Digital Paper Bundles that coordinate perfectly with her digi stamps. These are available for purchase NOW at the MHK Designs ETSY Store.

As a special treat to celebrate the April 2017 Release, Mynn is giving away sets from this release. More on how to win at the end of this post.

Thursday, 6 April 2017

Good morning, friends! What do you think about the lovely new Russian-themed stamps showcased by the team this month? Seriously amazing, right?!

Here's an Art Journal page from me, featuring the lovely Katya. I've been toying with the idea of making a luxurious, yet simple page with a hint of magic and mystery, using very few colours... sounded like a good thing in my head. And then, this happens:

I embossed her with WOW Rich Gold EP, coloured her with Copics, fussy cut and adhered her to the page with Ranger Multi Matt Medium. Lots of Wink of Stella Gold on her headdress, also a few sequins and bling for dimension.

To lift Katya off the page, I added shading around her with Faber-Castell Big Brush Marker (125 Middle Purple Pink). This page came together quite easily. There really isn't much going on and it's not very bulky either.

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 1 of MHKDesigns' April Release Party. Head on over to the MHK Designs ETSY Store for lots of lovely vintage designs that suit all crafting styles.

This month, MHKDesigns is releasing FIVE new digital stamp sets. Mynn has also added more Digital Paper Bundles that coordinate perfectly with her digi stamps. These are available for purchase NOW at the MHK Designs ETSY Store.

As a special treat to celebrate the April 2017 Release, Mynn is giving away sets from this release. More on how to win at the end of this post.

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Welcome to MHKDesigns April Challenge. Our monthly challenge begins on the 1st of each month and will end on the last day of the month. Winners will be announced on the 15th of the following month.We want to keep our challenges fun and simple, so each month you will get a photo prompt to inspire you. You are free to make whatever paper project you fancy - a card, scrapbook layout, a tag, a box, art journal page etc. You don't have to use MHKD products participate but if you do the theme is ANYTHING GOES. Here is the Prompt for this challenge:

Here's my card incorporating the elements from the inspiration photo above. I'm using a brand new set my MHK called Birdcage Silhouette which will be introduced this month.

The sentiment is from another new set for April called Funky Flowers. I traced over the birdcage with Wink Of Stella Gold and finished the project with some ribbon and tiny gold bling.

The winner of this Challenge stands to win some fabulous products by MHKDesigns. So make sure you follow the challenge rules and you'll be eligible for the prize. And if you need a little creative boost, you'll find more inspiration by the rest of the Design Team over at the Challenge Blog.

Thank you for stopping by today and I'm looking forward to seeing what you create for us this month.